광주시 가정과 교사의 환경의식과 환경지식 및 환경교육수행에 관한 연구

Environmental Consciousness, Knowledge and Education of Home Economics Teachers in Gwang-ju

The purposes of this study were to measure the levels of environmental consciousness environmental knowledge, and environmental education performance and to find the influences of related variables on environmental education performance in Home Economics teachers. The researchers used a questionnaire consisting of three Parts such as environmental consciousness knowledge and education for 153 Home Economics teachers of secondary schools in Gwang-ju. The results are as follows: The level of environmental consciousness of the Home Economic teachers was high. but that of their environmental knowledge and the performance of environmental education were low. The teachers with more educational experience and married teachers showed higher level of environmental consciousness. Unmarried teachers showed higher level of environmental knowledge. The teachers with more alee and educational experience showed higher level of environmental education Performance. The teachers with more chances for getting environmental information had relatively higher level of environmental knowledge. The teachers with more educational experience and chances for setting environmental information and pro-environment community had relatively higher level of environmental education performance. With regard to environmental education experience. older teachers, getting environmental information. pro-environment community and the teachers with higher level of environmental consciousness practiced more. Environmental knowledge, however, didn t affect environmental education.